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Back to EpisodesSheldon's Fine, MSU Fire & Court Transparency | Mar 5
Episode 1463
Published 1 month ago
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On this day in 1829, Detroit Gazette editor John P. Sheldon was fined and jailed for criticizing the Michigan territorial court. In 1916, a fire destroyed an engineering building at Michigan Agricultural College. In 2013, the Michigan Supreme Court began live streaming its proceedings.